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7 Years Old Suffering From Swollen Neck After Removal Of Tonsil
my 7yr olds neck is swollen on the right side he is in alot of pain with this, the pain does decrease when calpol is taken , he had his tonsils removed around 18months ago, our family gp thought this could be a virus, he seems very pale, he has also complained his eyes hurt him! this has been going on for nearly a week now i am very worried
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Sun, 30 Jan 2011
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Hi,
Get an ENT consultation as soon as possible, there are chances that it can be infected. It needs to be thoroughly examined and managed accordingly.
Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Get an ENT consultation as soon as possible, there are chances that it can be infected. It needs to be thoroughly examined and managed accordingly.
Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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